Adding A 4939 Expansion Enclosure Into An Existing System; Adding Another Control Enclosure Into An Existing System - IBM Flex System V7000 Installation Manual

Adding a 4939 expansion enclosure into an existing system

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To add a 4939 expansion enclosure into an existing system, perform the following
steps:
Procedure
1. Install the enclosure in the chassis. Make sure that you install the new
2. Attach the SAS cables. See "Step 7. Connecting the SAS cables to expansion
3. Go to Monitoring > System Details.
4. Select the system name in the tree.
5. Go to Actions > Add Enclosures > Expansion only.
6. Continue to follow the on-screen instructions.
What to do next
This step completes the quick installation procedures. Now that you have added
an expansion enclosure into an existing system, continue to perform your standard
tasks.

Adding another control enclosure into an existing system

This procedure is used when installing an additional control enclosure on an
existing system.
Before you begin
Follow this procedure only after you have installed and powered on the new
control enclosure.
Before using this procedure you should have installed and powered on any
expansion enclosures that are connected to the new control enclosure.
Attention: You are adding this control enclosure to an existing system that is
already initialized. Therefore, do not initialize a new system when this control
enclosure is added.
Procedure
1. Configure the SAN switch to allow for correct zoning between the control
expansion enclosure immediately next to the enclosure that it is being
connected to.
enclosures" on page 14.
enclosures.
Each IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node port must have paths to at least
one port on all other nodes that are in different enclosures in the same
clustered system.
Chapter 3. Configuring the system
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